Specialist Practitioner quality - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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JOB DETAILS Job Title:
Specialist Practitioner (Quality & Data)

Reports to:
Head of
Clinical Engineering Band: 7 Department: Medical Physics and

Engineering Directorate:
Oncology CSU Location Based in Clinical Engineering Building at St Jamess AfC

Job No: 2768c JOB PURPOSE - Clinical Engineering delivers specialist scientific and technical services to the Leeds Teaching Hospitals and beyond from the Department of Medical Physics and Engineering.

The post-holder will lead specialist work across the Clinical Engineering section - Service work is undertaken within the quality management system.

Work which involves implementation of quality standards together with the development and improvement of processes - The services that the Section provides within the QMS deliver measurable benefits for patient services across the Trust and further afield.

The web-based information for customers and staff is maintained by the post holder so that it is up-to-date and accessible.

More medical devices are required to send and receive data across the hospital network and RFID technology is used for asset tracking in some cases. The post holders work in this area is undertaken in line with inventory requirements, data standards and best practice. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Quality Management System
Direct responsibility for managing the operation of the quality management information system in Clinical Engineering. The quality management system is an information system which stores and updates information used by staff across the range of clinical/technical services, for the purpose of providing scientific and engineering solutions to healthcare.

Specific aspects of the responsibility include: - Develop and revise the quality management system (QMS) in line with relevant organizational objectives to comply with prevailing standards. - Work with senior management and Department Quality Manager on the performance of the QMS and any need for improvement - Ensure that the quality information is kept up to date and that documents are archived - Analyse data on the effectiveness of our processes and evaluate where improvements can be made. This shall include data generated as a result of audits, monitoring and measurement. - To use specialist techniques to either lead or contribute to appropriate changes in working practice, in order to deliver efficiency and / or service improvements.

Other Data and Systems
Responsible for operation and development of the Clinical Engineerings online communication platforms for staff and customers (for example medical devices and department intranetsites). These platforms allow customer feedback, access to local inventory records, key performance data and the medical devices training system.
Responsible for development of the Trust Medical Equipment inventory (over 39,000 records) to meet the needs of all equipmentholding departments, equipment maintenance teams across the Trust, CSU managers, regulatory bodies (CQC).
Responsible for improving the quality of the data of the Trust's medical equipment inventory.
Communicates with all medical equipment inventory users on usage and adaptations for example: data entry, report requirements, access, data transfers.
Works with stakeholders in Clinical Service Units to identify, plan and implement changes to policies and SOPs to utilise new technologies on medical equipment. o Technological Development
Responsible for the integration of medical devices connectivity into Medical Physics and Engineering systems and processes.
Ongoing requirement to test software version changes and adaptations on medical devices, for example with Trusts infusion pump drug library, so they continue to be suitable for clinical use in the Trust.
Acts as a lead specialist for medical devices data connectivity. Regularly writes data connectivity specifications for new medical devices and carries out development and testing of RFID tracking and integrated equipment communication solutions.
Analyses data collected from connected medical devices to support the corporate equipment replacement program, clinical training needs analysis and equipment library inventory management strategies.